Auerbach says more young people in her Averill-Park community have also died of heroin overdoses since her son's death last October. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Auerbach says more young people in her Averill-Park community have...

Brenda Auerbach of Averill Park holds a photo of her son Jeremiah Lyman, who died from a heroin overdose last year at just 20 years old. N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Brenda Auerbach of Averill Park holds a photo of her son Jeremiah...

Auerbach tried to convince her son, Lyman, that he needed rehab in the lead up to his death, but her son told her he was no longer using. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Auerbach tried to convince her son, Lyman, that he needed rehab in...

Jeremiah Lyman, shown here in June of 2012, died from a heroin overdose last October when he was just 20 years old. (Courtesy of Lyman family)

Jeremiah Lyman, shown here in June of 2012, died from a heroin...

Brother and sister Jeremiah and Jessica Lyman, shown here in 2010. "Heroin ruined my life, too, because it took my brother," said his sister. (Courtesy of Lyman family)

Brother and sister Jeremiah and Jessica Lyman, shown here in 2010....

Inspector Bill Riley, left, and Investigator Bill Rice both of the Albany County Sheriff's Department drive to a scene where a confidential informant is about to make a heroin purchase at a gas station on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in Cohoes, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Inspector Bill Riley, left, and Investigator Bill Rice both of the...

Inspector Bill Riley keeps his eyes on a confidential informant as she crosses the street to make a heroin purchase. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Investigator Gene Duda of the Albany County Sheriff's Department, left, puts a transmitter box, aka body wire, into the purse of a confidential informant who is about to go make a heroin purchase at a gas station in Cohoes, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Investigator Gene Duda of the Albany County Sheriff's Department,...

A confidential informant is prepared to go make a heroin purchase. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

A confidential informant is prepared to go make a heroin purchase....

Cash is given to a confidential informant to make a heroin purchase. The serial numbers of the bills are used for tracking purposes. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Cash is given to a confidential informant to make a heroin...

Police make zerox copies of the bills used to purchase the heroin because the serial numbers on the money are used for tracking purposes. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Police make zerox copies of the bills used to purchase the heroin...

Bags of heroin, like the ones shown here, typically hold about a tenth of a gram of the drug and are often sold for $10. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Bags of heroin, like the ones shown here, typically hold about a...

Heroin dealers often place a stamp or brand on the bags, and sometimes those logos are aimed at teens. This one, shown up close, says "criminal damage," and was purchased by a confidential informant. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Heroin dealers often place a stamp or brand on the bags, and...

Heroin has gotten cheaper in recent years, and it has also become more potent. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Heroin has gotten cheaper in recent years, and it has also become...

After being purchased by a confidential informant, police test the heroin for authenticity. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Photos of bags for packaging heroin that were seized by authorities in a drug bust. (Courtesy of the Drug Enforcement Administration)

Photos of bags for packaging heroin that were seized by authorities...

Investigator Gene Duda of the Albany County Sheriff's Department unfolds one of the bags of heroin that a confidential informant bought. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Investigator Gene Duda of the Albany County Sheriff's Department...

In the back seat of an Albany County Sheriff's Department vehicle is a receiver recorder box, left, and a transmitter box, bottom right, that a confidential informant carried while making a heroin purchase. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

In the back seat of an Albany County Sheriff's Department vehicle...

Auerbach says her son admitted to an addiction to painkillers. "He said the drugs made it so everything that bothered him just went away." (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Auerbach says her son admitted to an addiction to painkillers. "He...

Jeremiah Lyman's mother, Brenda Auerbach, described her son as an old soul. "The last thing I thought was that my son would die this way," she said. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Jeremiah Lyman's mother, Brenda Auerbach, described her son as an...

Investigator Gene Duda of the Albany County Sheriff's Department, left, puts a transmitter box, aka body wire, into the purse of a confidential informant who is about to go make a heroin purchase at a gas station on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in Green Island, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Investigator Gene Duda of the Albany County Sheriff's Department,...

Inspector Bill Riley, left, and Investigator Bill Rice both of the Albany County Sheriff's Department monitor a scene where a confidential informant is about to make a heroin purchase at a gas station on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in Cohoes, N.Y. The box in the middle is the receiver recorder and the CI has a transmitter box in her purse. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)